STEP 1: Dockerfile -Created dockerfile using improwised/php-base:latest -Copied all the files in /var/www (working directory) -Installed dependencies using RUN composer install --no-scripts --no-autoloader -Generated autoload and fixed permissions using RUN set -ex
&& composer dump-autoload --optimize
&& chown -R nginx:nginx /var/www

STEP 2: docker-compose -Created docker-compose file with two services -php (for app) -db (for mysql database) -Used mysql:5.7 as base image -Gave reference of .env file to php service -Exposed ports -8080:80 for php -3306:3306 for db

STEP 3: Built and ran the container using -docker-compose up --build

Step 4: Inside the container -Performed migration using php artisan migrate -Generated app encryption key using php artisan ker:generate -Ran application using php artisan serve